BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 5617: Driver's license/nonresident

Providing exemptions from driver's license requirements for nonresidents.

Summary

Certain nonresidents are authorized to legally drive in Washington regardless of whether their stay in this state exceeds six months.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5617), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 29, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 17, 1999
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
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Prime sponsor: Jim Horn (R-41)
Introduced: January 29, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: January 12, 2000
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 17, 1999

Version voted on: SB 5617

46 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	25	0	0	2
Republican	21	0	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (46)

Excused (3)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5617 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5617 (2025–26) Juvenile detention/supports · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5617 (2023–24) Career & tech. ed. courses · Enacted · Chapter 407, Laws of 2023
SB 5617 (2021–22) Main street programs/pop. · Enacted · Chapter 50, Laws of 2022
SB 5617 (2019–20) Nontribal gill nets · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5617 (2017–18) Ecology policies enforcement · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5617 (2015–16) Marine etc. fuel tax refunds · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5617 (2013–14) Criminally insane/petitions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5617 (2011–12) Group disability insurance · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

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